Unfortunately, although Larry seems to be keeping his head above water in his personal life -- serial divorcer having become a kind of alternative lifestyle now rather than a traumatizing aberration -- things have gone suddenly sour for his nightly talk show, "Larry King Live."

Marriage is often the great divorcer of such friendships, and circumstances generally, which sever and estrange; because, unless there is a constant interchange of thought and ideas, increasing age tends to emphasise differences.

They wouldn't necessarily stay with the respondent - if the respondent did something wrong like abuse the children, custody could go to the divorcer - but there would be the presumption that the respondent is innocent of wrongdoing and should retain custody.